Rena Karefa-Smart | |
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 Rena Joyce Weller (later Karefa-Smart), from a 1940 newspaper | |
| Born | Rena Joyce Weller March 2, 1921 Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | January 9, 2019 (aged 97) Rancho Mirage, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Religious leader, theologian |
| Spouse | John Karefa-Smart |
Rena Joyce Weller Karefa-Smart (March 2, 1921 – January 9, 2019) was an American religious leader and theologian. In 1945, she was the first Black woman graduate of Yale Divinity School in 1945, the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Theology degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1976, and active in world ecumenical organizations.